SELMA
HAS A $20,000
WEEKLY PAY-ROLL
THE JOHNSTONIAN-
THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SEJN CXINSOLIDATED
SELMA
OFFERS YOU MANY
OPPORTUNITIES
VOL. 16
NUMBER 6
Colored School Building
Totally Destroyed by Fire
Carey To Be Lincoln
Day Dinner Speaker
North Carolina lieptiblicaiis Will
Hear W'yominR Senator At Greens
boro Saturday, February 11.
fbool Has An Enrollment of More '
Than Five Hundred Pupils— Is
One nf the Two State Accredited i
Negro Schools In the County—
-■J!9,000 Insurance Carried—l.o s Is j
Around $20,000—School to Ke
su'.ne Work In Few Days.
Fire of an undetermined origin
■»', oke out in the Selma colored
sdiool buldi.ng lust Sunday morn
ing shortly after midnight. Durin,g
i.‘c- day Saturday some of the f’ed-
«ial Aid worker.s had cleaned the
bo.iding and had kept the room
Foa.ted during the day. It i.s not
k'oown whether the blaze started
fiim.ffre left in the building or
!Some one decided to spend the ri ght
there in order to keep warm. There
dr.es .seem to be some indication,
hr.wever, that the fire was of an
incendiary origin.
d'he building was a large wooden
Klructiire, which together with the
fixture.s, is estimated to have been
W 'l-th about $20,000, w th $8,000 in-
s.mance on the buildin.g and $1,000
QY: the furnishing .
Both the .Selma and Smithfield
Phe Departments were called into
servdee and kept water , flowing
Ihiou.gh the burning budding for a
coii.siderable time, but the flames
had gotten such headway before the
Tire fighters arrived that it seemed
.aimost impossible to' check them un
til the structure was burned to the
ji'round. In this bu'lding were twelve
large class rooms and a spacious
;i..iiitorium, being the largest wood
en school building in use in Johii-
,st.m county at the time of its de.s-
troetion, and had been in use about
20 years. Only a part of the library,
seme science equipment and a few
desks were saved.
.According to H. B. Marrow, coun
ty superintendent of chols, John
ston county has paid out $72,300 in
insurance premiums on school build
ings during the past ten years, btu
prior to this fire, the fire loss on
■school buildings in that time amount
ed to only $5 250.
The Selma negro school, w'hich
3-. one of the two state accredited
negro hi.gh schols in the' county,
has an enrollment of 505 pupils
"W. J. McLean is the principal.
Sunday afternoon, members of
tl,e county board of education, the
Selma board, and prominent negro
citizens of Selma held a meet'ng to
arran,ge for continuing the school.
The four negro churches of Selma
generou.sly offered their buildings
free of any rent, and the offer was
accepted. The school authorities are
now making the neces ary prepnra-
tion.s and the school w'll reopen the
latter part of the week.
NEWS OF STATE
TOLD IN BRIEF I
Lonnie Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lonnie Smith, of Hertford K. D. 2,
and a fifth grade pupil in the city
school, ■was instantly killed by an
automobile that struck Irim as he
.stepped from the rear of a school
bus.
Wiliam T. Shore, Charlotte at
torney, filed his answer in Forsj'th
county Superior court to the s'ail
brought against him recently by his
aunt, Mi.s. Laura Webb Bohannon,
who asked judgment of $142,000.
A siik throwing plant for the pur
po.se of proce s'ng silk to be used
in the manfacture of ladies’ full
fashioned hose will be started h.
High Point soon.
Self-GovermTieTit
Asked Bv Indians
. Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 3.—The In-
tlians of the six nations in Xew
York today announced they were
p'king President-Flelect Roosevelt tl
give the Redmen self-government.
Tliey petitioned Mr. Roosevelt to
name Joseph W. Latimer, Brooklyn
attorney, as Commis.sioner of Indian
•Affairs.
Tire two-year-old daughter of Ta.v
'or King, who lives nine nrlesfrovc
Mt. A'ry on the F’ancy Gap highway
was killed instantly by a hit and
run di'iver.
Ex-Sheriff McMillan, of Alleghany
■ounty, died recently at his borne ir
Sparta after a brief iliness He sre
ved s'x years as register of deeds
four years on the school board an-l
two tt^i'ms as sheriff. Fie was 5f
years old.
Miss I.ouis Clifton, 18-year-old
Greenville girl, died in a Wilson
:ros]);tal Friday ri ght from injuries
ustained when .she wms struck by
a truck. She wa.s employed as a.
bookkeeper. Truck driver wms arrest
ed and placed under $2,000 bond.
The Page Trust cornpany of Aber
deen was Irelp tt)) by three men Fri
day afternoon who escaped wit!
.$400. Frances Pleasant, assistant
cashier, was alone at the time.
One man is dearl and three per
ons are held in the Columbus couu
ty jad in connection with the al
leged slaying of Lehman Waddell
young farmer, Sunday. Calvin Hayes
35-year-old farmer, and Lizzie and
Mattie Calder are held.
Three persons were injured, on.'
of them seriously, and two automo
biles were wrecked in an aciddent
near Oxford late Friday. Miss Ceila
Robinowitz, of N'ew York,' .sustained
a badly lacerated tongue and bruises
and cuts about the body. Her bro
ther. Sam, driver of the car, was
evercly shaken up.
Horace Blue, negro, was shot to
death in Raleigh Monday in dis
pute of a pair of gloves. Waite
GTinore, another ntgro, who did the
killing, is being held without bond
pending a hearing of the ease.
Koith Carolina Republicans wdl
tills year stage their Lincoln Day
dinner on Saturday night February
11, the eve of the natal day of the
Martyred President which this year
comes on Sunday, I’ebruary 12. The
iinrier will be holil a.s u ual in the
ving Cotton hotel, Greensboro, and
.Attorney Worth I). Henderson, of
Greensboro, is again chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
Cha'rman James S. Duncan, and
Secretary W. H. Foster, of the
jtute Republican Executive Com-
.nittee made a trip to Washington
i few da.vs a.go and secured Senator
Robert D. Carey, of Wyoming, to
ieliver the principal addre.ss at the
I inner
Senator Carey was the first na-
■ ve son of Wyoming to -erve as
Governor of his state, l!)li)-1923 ami
entered the Senate in Decembo.',
ri)30, havin.g been elected for a six-
year term. He is said to be a polis'i-
ed speaker and his com,in,g is look
ed forward to by host of Uepubli-
an.s who will bo in attendance at
the dinner.
In addition to Chairman Hendo.r-
;on other members of tire commit-
.le on aiTangemcnts are W. H.
'ostei, Greensboro; .A. L. Butler,
liirton; T,. L. Wall, Win.ston-Saleni;
larry R. Stanley, Greensboro; Chas.
laper Jonas, Lincolnton; Mrs. F'.u-
I'ene Flester, Reidsvillo; Mrs. FI. S.
.Vill'avhs, Concord, and Mrs. Thomas
). Rollins, Asheville. Reservations of
hose planning to be in attendance
t the dinner will be made with Mr.
lender-son.
Capt. Chas. B. Waddell
Dies At Home In Selma
Proceedings County
Recorder’s Court
At The Carolina
“Ten
licture
Nights lu A Barroom,” a
that has beeir slrown to
Is throughout the conutry.
CAPT. C. B. WADDFILL
Kiwanis Club Puts On
Interesting Debate
The members of the Kiwanis chib
enjoyed a very interesting debate at
their regular weekly i-neting on
Thursday n'ght. The query way “Re
solved, That $2,000,000 Be Taken
FYom the Highway Fund and Placed
to the School Fund.” The affirma
tive was represented by C. A. Jacobs
and C. W. Scales and the negative
by C. P. Harper and M. R. Wall.
After the debate ended a secret bal
lot was taken, the negative winning
by only one majority. Rev. I.. T.
Singleton was in charge of the meet
ing. Kiwan'an Harper informed the
club that Mr. Clarence Poe, who had
been invited to speak at the Farm
ers meeting to be held on Thursday
night would be unable to attend on
account of a previous engagement,
but another speaker would be se
cured for this occasion. It is plan
ned to invite some th'rty or moi-e
farmers fronr all section of John
ston county.
HALF AND HALF
Clayton, Feb. 8.—Clayton and
Benson high school basketball team.s
vill be shown Friday night at the | divided a doubleheader at Ben.son.
'laroPna. Saturday, Bdl Cody in Miss Ellen made nine points to lead
Tjaw of the North,” will be shown, the Clayton girls to a 14-13 ^-ictory.
Patronize your honre theatre, which ‘ Woodall made 15 points to show the
s alv.-ays comfortable and the sound , way in the Benson boy’s 30-13 vic-
of the be t. torv.
Selma Boy Welterweight
Champ of the Carolinas
“Snake Driver, Son of Mr. and .Mrs.
■V. V. Driver, Brings .Moine the
Bacon—Charlotte Observer Praise.s
Young Boxer—.VI .Massey Great
Help to the .Snake In The Golden
Gloves Tournament Held In Char
lotte.
Cumberland county tobacco grow
ers will try out the new plan of
covering their plant beds with grain
straw this season.' Several demon
stration beds have been arranged.
Seen Along The
MAIN DRAG
(BY H. H. L.)
CAPT. WADDELL will be greatly
mi.-sed fr-om the Maindrag....He al
ways had a smile and kind word
for every one he chanced to meet....
HUNTER PRICE taking rolls to
TOM COLONIS-..LINWOOD RICH
ARDSON talking Kiwanis....Fie has
his whole soul in it and is making
the Club a fine president...IRA
MEDLfN motoring by....CHARLES
SCALES going to -postoffice for his
Charlotte Observer....Things picking
up on the Maindrag....Two new
.stores, one. a clothing and the
other a grocery....The managers are
clever gentlemen and they are re
ceiving a cordial welcome to our
town...BOYD COOKE taking home
a radio set....Says he wants to keep
up with the doings of the Legisla
ture.
Mrs. Mattie Fulghum, of Fremont,
died a few days ago. She is surviv
ed by her husband, John Fulghum.
and one son, Flurill F’ulghum, and
one brother, Richard' Edmundson.
She was highly esteemed in her
community.
Interment took jdace Monday-
Seven Springs.
at
The Board of Agriculture in Ca
tawba county is cooperatin,g with
the farm demonstration agent by
designatin,g the kinds of extension
work which will be more useful to
fanners of the countv.
William Cameron, prominent
Wayne county farmer, died Sund.'iy
at his home near A(lamsville, two
miles east of Goldsboro, after a
yearis illness of cancer. He was a
member of the Methodist churchyThe Charlotte Observer of Jan
(By BILL SPlVIvY)
Snake Driver, the local Leather
pu.sher, came home from Charlotte
the other day with the proverbial
bacon in the foi-ni of a beautiful
trophy and watch-charm, proclaim
ing him as the new Welterweight
Champion of the two Carolinas. Ju.st
another of the local boys who went
out on hi.s own and made good. So
good in fact that they wanted him
to -stay up there in Mecklenburg
county to make money for tliem.
Snake gave the fight fans plenty foi
their money in the five fights in
which he appeared during his short
sojourn in the mftropolis of the
Old North State. He had to be good
to win some of these fights. Some of
the boy.-^ who swapped punche.s with
our boy were plenty good—while
they could last, which wasn’t even
long enough for Snake ' to get
warmel us.
E. M. Currin of Harnett county
produced 1200 bushels of wheat last
season to supply his tenant.s with
flour and also has ^ough home cur
ed meat and home-colled sorghum to
carry them through the year.
F’armers of Lincoln county are
planting an' increased acreage, to
spring oats due to unfavorable con
ditions for sowing small grain last
fall.
Eighty-five percent of the. $8,002.-
50 ^ loaned to 226 farmers in Alex
ander county from the government
seed loan furtd has been repaid.
29 says,
“Allison (Snake) Driver, the sen
sational Selma welterweight, won
the championship in his division b;,
outpointing Jack Jackson of Kan
napolis in a close bout in which
many in the crowd disagreed with
the verdict of the judges If Diive>-
■howed any superiority it was with
tltat sweepin.g left hook, and,- the
fact that his blows were the most
effective. At the end Jackson was
a pretty exhausted fighter while
Driver seemed to be in fairly sound
condition.
Own Style.
Jackson elected to use Driver's
own style in battling the Selma lad.
He crouche! low and swung- low,
after Driver’s own method of attack
and in the fir.st round he gave Driv
er the surprise of his life when he
gained points by this strateg-y. I.ater Planting of lespedeza in Ruther
he straightened up and used a “cock- foi'd county increased from 140
and-shoot” attack, keeping his right acres in 1929 to 1,490 acres in 19-
hand cocked most of the time and 32, according to facts gathered by
throwing it, chiefly at Driver’s lie'ad.' the county farm agent.
Several times he landed with so
much force that he jarred Driver,
but many of the times the Selma
boy ^eemed to ride the blows with
a duck
Jackson’s be t weapon throughout
was his right, while Driver depend
ed on that poi.son left. Jackson kept
out of the way of it most of the
time until the third round when he
seemed to have tired and lo.st some
of his fire. It was obvous that he
had .shot mo t of the works in his
first flurries during which he had
the best of the milling.
It was a close, fiery and sensa
tional scrap, another tough one for
the boy who has caught it tough
througliout the tournament. F’ed to
the lions, he had tough^ going from
his first round match to the finals
but he always managed to get
throug'h. Jim Huntley, Charlie Stoke.-
and -A1 Mann all gave him gri.stling
fights and in at lea.st two of the
instances the decisions were disput
ed although he seemed to gain enough
points with his sweeping at
tack to carry him ahead.
The deci.sion last night was by no
mean- popular as Jackson's friends
thought he showed enough stuff in
tlTe first two bouts to get the deci
sion. Driver weighed 143, Jack.son
144.”
Snake very modestly declines to
accept all the gloiy that is rightful
ly his. He has had so much to say
about A1 Mas.sey since his rotu.rn
to the fair city that we feel that
we really should say a word or two
in reg-ird to .Al Massey who was a
big help to Snake throughout hi.-,
.stay in Charlotte. In fact, .A1 was
the one who was _ responsible foi
Snake entering the Tournament, Ho
seconded Snake in all his fights and
took good care of the youngestor. 1
Itno'w that Snake appreciated this and
in behalf of this paper and all the
people of Selma, I wish to thank
A1 Mas.sey and to wish him the
greatest of luck.
Wednesday, F\'bruary I.
State vs Wm. Standi, colored
farmer, aged 34. Violation prohibi
tion Law. Guilty possession and
transportation complete whisky st II.
Defendant . entenced to 90 ilays on
roads. Court orders confication of
two mules and one wagon and har
ness being used in transportation of
said still outfit and mules, wagon
and harness to be sold, to proceeds
to go to county for benefit of
school fund as provided by law.
From judgment confication of muleq
wagon and harness, defendant ap
peals. Bond fixed at $600.00 for
for property.
State vs Rassie Blackman, white
farmer, aged 33. Plea of guilty pos
session whisky for purpose of sale.
Defendant given 90 days on roads.
State vs Grover Hinton, white
laborer, aged 49. Violation prohibi
tion law. Plea of guilty po session
complete w-hisky still and possession
whi.sky. Defendant g'iven 4 months
on roads.
State vs Howard Hinnant, white
laborer, aged 20 Assault and dis
tributing and interfering with re
ligious worship Guilty. Twelve
months road ; entence to be suspend
ed ujjon payment of cost and on
condition that defendant does not
drink, possess, transport whi.sky, of
in any way violate the prohibition
law during next, two years.
State vs WYrth Tart, white lab
orer, aged 19; Bernice, white lai>-
orer, aged 21; Jack Martin, white
laborer, aged 23; Dred Floors,
white laborer, agcil 27; Willie Turn
er, white laborer, a.ged 24. Assault.
All defendants guilty. Continue pray
er for judgment a.s to each defend
ant upon payment of 1-5 co t each.
State vs S. R. Parker, white
farmer, aged 51. Assault deadly
weapon on wife. Guilty. Defendant
given 12 months '-on road-.
State vs. J. H. Boyette, white
farmer, aged 25 Disposition of
crops before payink rents. Nol pros
with leave. Prosecuting witness to
pay cost, county would be liable for.
State vs Wilton Parrish, white lali-
orer, aged 33. Violation prohibition
law. Guilt.y posses ion, whi.sky for
purpose of sale. Defendant given 4
months on roads. Appeal. Bond $200.
State vs W. C. Sa.sser, white mer
chant and farmer, aged 46. Defend
ant charged with larceny of potatoes
value less than $20.00 After hear
ing evidence court renders verdict
of trespass. Continue prayer foi
judgment upon payment of cost.
Notice of apeak
State vs George McCullers, col
ored laborer, aged 20. Larceny aS
chickens, value less than $20 00
Guilty. Defendant given 12 months
on roads. Notice of appeal.
State' vs Wilton Parrish, white
farmer, aged 33. Asault deadly wea
pon. Guilty. Defendant given 6
months on roads, sentence to begin
at expiration of 4 month sentence in
above case. Notice of appeal. $300.
Bond.
Tuesday, February 7.
State vs R. R. Sasser, white mer
chant, aged 33. Violation higlrway
laws. Guilty of operating truck and
trailer without proper brakes. Con
tinue prayer for judgment upon pay
ment of cost.
State vs Willie Jones, colored
laborer. Carrying .concealed weapo-n
Plea of gu'lty.
State vs Luby Mitchell and Waver-
ly V. Pierce. Violating hunting laws.
Removed to Justice’s Court,
•State v.s Lucy Hinant and Robert
Hinnant, white. Violation jirohiyi-
tion. law and maintaining and oper
ating liou e for purpose 6f pro.situ-
tion and assignation. Both guilty
irissession whi.sky for purpose of
.sale and maintaining and operating
'House for purpose of in-ostitution
and ass'gnation. Open.
State v.s J. F. Snead and Tommie
Creech. A sault with car and viola
tion of highway laws. Not guilty
^d discharged.
State vs Herman Davi.s, white-
laborer, aged 28. Temporary larceny
of Ford car. Guilty. Sixty day road
.sentence to be- suspended upon pay
ment of cost.
State v.s Garland Hoiton, white
laborer. Violation prohibition law.
Guilty possession whi.sky for pur
pose of sale. Defendant given 4
months on roads. Appeal; $200.00
bond.
One of Selina’.s Oldest and Best
Beloved Citizens .Succumbs to Ab
Attack of Pneumonia—Funeral
Conducted Wednesday .Morning by
Rev. O. P. Fitzgerald.
The people of Selma and commu
nity received a di'tinct shock Tues
day when the news readied them
of the death of Capt. C. B. Waddell
at his home here about 10 o’clock
uesday morning, following ten
days serious illness with pneumo
nia.
The deceased was one of Selma’s
olde t and best beloved citizens,
having spent almost his entire life
here. He was born in Warrenton,
N. C., and was 74 years of age.
He was twice' married, the first time
to Mis,s Annie Lee Ellis from near
Smithfield. Five children were born
to this union as follows; Mrs. Fk S.
Ford, of Louisburg; J. P>. Waddell,
of Durham; Maurice Waddell, of
Wil-on; Robert Waddell, of Wil
mington and Ellis Waddell, of Ral
eigh. 'The second marriage was to
Miss Ida Raines, of Salma, who
passed away two years ago. One
daughter, Mrs. P,. J. Horner, of In
dianapolis, Ind., was. born to this
union, who akso survive.;. Beside.s
the six children, one sister, Mrs. J.
A. Spiers, of Uichmoiul, Va, is left
to witness the .sad departure of
their beloved father ami brother.
Capt. Waddell wa-i sedate in his
manners and carried his form up
right like a soldier in his teens.
He was polite in his ways and wa-s.
.scrupulously cautious with hi.s
words, which endeared him to all-
with whom he came in contact. In-
a conversation with him a few
week ago he told us that he held
no ill will against any one and that
if he had an enemy in this world
he was not aware of it.
The funeral was conducted from
the home here Wednesday morning
at eleven o’clock, by Rev. O. P.
Fitzgerald of Louisburg, a foi-mer
pastor of the Kdgerton Memorial
church, of which the deceased was
a member. The Scripture reading
was by Rev. L. T. Singleton, pastor
of the local Methoriist church, and
prayer was offered by Rev. D. F.
Waddell, pastor of the local Pres
byterian church. Mr. Fitzgerald said
that in hi-; few remarks he wanted
to merely emphasize the loss of a
friend He said that it had been hks
pleasure to know Capt. Waddell for
a number of year.s and that in hi.s
passing he felt that he and the
people of Selma had lost a real
friend. Reviewing several incidents
of the past he made it plain that he
felt keenly the loss which has come
to him and to the people of this
town and community in the death of
this beloved citizen.
FYllowing the funeral sei-vice the
remains were laid to rest in the
family plot in the city cemetery
here, the pallbearers being his four
sons and his two grand.sons. The
floral offerings were numerous and
very beautiful, bespeaking in a
small way of the love and great es
teem in which the deceased was held
by his friend.s and loved ones.
The following poem appeared in
The Johnstonian-Sun last spring:
MY CAPTAIN
He’.s straight as any poplar tree,
And frolicks all the day;
He’s come to mean the world to me
In every little way.
He rises with the early dawn.
About the break o’ flay;
He labors, on hi.s rustic lawn.
To drive his care.s away.
But every now and then he slips
Cavorting- down the street;
And kisses all the lovely lips
Ho chances there to meet.
He’s always .gay and spry and pithy.
.And hates the smalle.st lie—-
Like him who toiled in Village Smithy.
He looks you in the eye.
S'lnieday he’ll go to be at horn -
In Heaven’s stately charm.s—-
The golden jiaved streets lie’ll roam-
'vVith ang-els in his arms.
—C. G. X
FLU
EPIDEMIC
KING AT S
Samh'inghaiVi, En.g., Fh'b. 3.—King
(iHiit-ge has posponed his return to ..,■
T.omlon on the advice of hks physi- ,
cian.s not to ri.sk conti-a; ting in-.
fluenza, an epidemic of which
prevalent. It was said the King is-
in excellent health,
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